My fitness journey! The good, the bad, and the chocolate!

Foodie Pen Pals May!

This is the first time I am able to share the amazing Foodie Pen Pal program here on this blog!!! I have been part of this amazing program for almost a year now, and I have to say it just keeps getting better and better!
This month Laurel was my FPP match! She sent an amazing package and it fit my dietary restrictions/needs perfectly 🙂

This is what I saw when I opened my box!

This trail mix looks amazing!! I will certainly be using it when I travel next month!

These berries were really yummy! I am thinking of adding the rest to the trail mix for my many upcoming flights!

I made this the other night, and then decided to throw it in the blender with some ice and made a frosty like drink! The hubs and I both enjoyed it!

I had this for breakfast this morning! YUM YUM YUM! I added a little almond butter and the almonds pictured below! What a great breakfast!

These almonds are fantastic! And the flavor is really yummy!

The day my box arrived I had been working on my office re-do for HOURS, and so I broke into this right away! I love me some dark chocolate 🙂

I have used GU before. Probably for ALL of my half marathons, some training sessions, and other random events. I am a fan of this flavor! I will be using it soon on a long run in prep for my half in July 🙂

These little chips are pretty tasty. I had to laugh because I received my Kona Kase the same day as this package, and it had the same Pop Corners in it! (Review coming soon!)This soda pop bottle made me laugh. I have never seen a bottle like this in my life! Hehe. I don’t really drink soda, but I did give this a try before I gave the rest to the hubs. It had a nice fruity flavor. The hubs really did enjoy it too!!

Thanks again Laural for your very thoughtful package!!

Here is more info about the Foodie Pen Pal program that Lindsay over at The Lean Green Bean set up!

-On the 5th of the month, you will receive your penpal pairing via email. It will be your responsibility to contact your penpal and get their mailing address and any other information you might need like allergies or dietary restrictions.
-You will have until the 15th of the month to put your box of goodies in the mail. On the last day of the month, you will post about the goodies you received from your penpal!
-The boxes are to be filled with fun foodie things, local food items or even homemade treats! The spending limit is $15. The box must also include something written. This can be anything from a note explaining what’s in the box, to a fun recipe…use your imagination!
-You are responsible for figuring out the best way to ship your items depending on their size and how fragile they are. (Don’t forget about flat rate boxes!)
-Foodie Penpals is open to blog readers as well as bloggers. If you’re a reader and you get paired with a blogger, you can choose to write a short guest post for your penpal to post on their blog about what you received. If two readers are paired together, neither needs to worry about writing a post for that month.
– Foodie Penpals is open to US, Canadian residents & UK residents. Please note, Canadian Residents will be paired with other Canadians only. We’ve determined things might get too slow and backed up if we’re trying to send foods through customs across the border from US to Canada and vice versa. So, I’m going to keep two separate lists and match US w/ US and Canada w/ Canada!

***If you’re in the UK, please contact Carol Anne from This Is Rock Salt at rocksalt@thisisrocksalt.com to get involved!